A US drone attack in north west Pakistan, reported to have killed at least 10 people, hit a small village mosque sources reports Channel 4 News Foreign Editor Ben de Pear.

A would-be underwear bomber foiled by American intelligence is actually a double agent, according to US reports.

The Foreign Secretary and the Red Cross have condemned the "barbaric" beheading of a kidnapped British humanitarian worker in Pakistan.

Foreign Secretary William Hague and his Pakistani counterpart are expected to discuss Afghanistan, terrorism and US drone strikes during talks in London.

Recent events suggest Pakistan could be facing a "behind the scenes coup", a leading expert tells Channel 4 News.

Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones assesses where conflicts are most likely to erupt over the next 12 months.

Senior Pakistani security officials and Taliban sources say four of the seven militants killed in a drone attack on Thursday in north Waziristan's Shawal valley were British nationals.